Oil circulating gage



T. N. COPE. OIL CIRCULATING GAGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. B- 19W 1,323,454. Patented m. 2,1919.

i Wt linugw THOMAS N. COPE, OF ATLANTA, TEXAS OIL-CIRCULATIN G GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Application filed February 8, 1919. Serial No. 275,801.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS N. Corn, a citizen of the United States, residin at Atlanta, in the county of Cass and tate of Texas, have invented a new and useful Oil- Circulating Gage, of which the following is'a specification.

This invention relates to an oil circulating gage particularly designed for use in connectlon with the oiling system of the well known Ford automobile. As is. well known, lubrication in this type of machine is effected by the oil being thrown by a fly wheel into a funnel located at one end of an oil tube, the oil gravitating through this tube to the timing gears. ometimes this tube becomes clogged and the oil is not properly fed to the gears. There is nothlng to indicate, however, when the tube becomes clogged and for this reason injury often results before the cause thereof can be ascertained.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple form of attachment so located that it can bedetermined readily whenever desired, whether or not thg oil is being fed onto the gears from the tu e.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in theclaim it being understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as set forth in I the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing, in

outline, the en ine, crank case, and transmission case of a Ford automobile, a portion of the case being broken away to show the oil tube and the gage which forms the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section through the gage and the adjacent portion of the crank case.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference A designates generally the crank case and B the transmission case of an engine, a tube G being arranged within the crank case for conducting a lubricant to the timing gears not shown. In the well known form of crank case as described, cap screws are arranged in the bottom of the case. It is intended in the present instance, to remove the middle cap screw at the front end of the bottom of the case and to substitute therefor a gage in the form of a drain cock 1 which opens downwardly from the case and is located almost directly under the outlet end of the tube. This drain cock is normally closed and whenever it is desired to ascertain whether or not the lubricant is being delivered from the tube C, it is merely nec essary to open the drain cock. If oil is being delivered it will be discharged through the drain cock. If not there will be no indication of oil at this point.

What is claimed is:

The-combination with the crank case of an engine and an oil tube within the case, of valved means in the bottom of the case and below the outlet end of the tube for indicating the presence of the oil being delivered from the tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS N. COPE.

Witnesses:

CHAS. A. SINGLETARY, MAURICE BURSON. 

